By Frank Ulom Archbishop (Emeritus) Joseph Edrah Ukpo has died at 85 years of age. CONVERSEER learned that Ukpo died on Wednesday morning 1 March 2023, in Calabar, Cross River State capital. Reports say he died after a brief illness. Ukpo, who served as the Bishop of Ogoja Diocese before being elevated to Archbishop of…
By Frank Ulom Dr Emil Inyang of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged winner of the Akamkpa/Biase Federal Constituency election held on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Inyang, according to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Monday (February 27) polled a total of 13,998 votes to emerge victorious. His closest…
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the Calabar Municipal State Constituency in the 2023 general election, Mr Stanley Nsemo has been arrested for suspicion of vote buying. CONVERSEER gathered that Nsemo, who is vying for the seat of Calabar Municipality State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly was arrested…
Hon. Robert Effiong Hogan has been appointed as the Acting Chairman of Calabar South Local Government Area, following the death of the Chairman, Hon. Esther Bassey on Thursday. CONVERSEER reported that Hon. Esther Bassey, the immediate past Local Government Chairman of Calabar South died after being rushed to the hospital. “She was complaining of a…
Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade has described the sudden death of Calabar South local government chairperson, Mrs Esther Bassey as painful and devastating. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Barrister Christian Ita, the governor bemoaned Mrs Bassey’s death saying her demise was shocking. “It was with a…
The Chairman of Calabar South Local Government in Cross River State, Hon. Esther Bassey has slumped and died. CONVERSEER gathered that Hon. Bassey died at the hospital on Thursday, February 23 after being rushed there for complaining of a stomachache. According to a source, the Chairperson was complaining of a stomachache after which she slumped….
Nigerian Event Host and Wedding MC, Derekumor Ebiaremene Claude, popularly known as Shadow_mcfr has expressed his disappointment in the way some friends take advantage of his craft (business). In an interview with CONVERSEER on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, Shadow_mcfr lamented the rate at which his supposed friends prefer paying outsiders for the job done but…
By Frank Ulom The Active Citizens Engaging the Legislature (Leg’ACEs) has elected Efio-Ita Nyok, a journalist from Cross River and Publisher of Negroid Haven as its National Coordinator. Nyok assumed the leadership of the national caucus of the community in the company of two others, namely, Deborah Obiabo (National Deputy Coordinator of North/FCT Caucus Coordinator…
By Frank Ulom A 49-year-old man by the name of Eyo Bassey Etim has been remanded by the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State for kidnapping and murdering Miss Edemawan Harmony, and dumping her body in a septic tank (soakaway). Eyo who was remanded on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, pleaded guilty to…
Former Governor Donald Duke has slammed the incumbent Governor Ben Ayade, calling him the most cowardly person that has ever governed Cross River State. Duke made the outburst on Wednesday when the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP campaign team visited traditional rulers at the Calabar Municipal council. He said Ayade had the gods to send him…
